Otis Field, Falmouth, Massachusetts – June 14, 1944
U.S. Navy F6F Hellcat
U.S. Navy photo
In the early morning hours of June 14, 1944, a flight of navy aircraft were returning from a night training flight. As one of the aircraft, an F6F-5 Hellcat, (Bu. No. 58145), was coming in to land, the pilot forgot to lower the landing gear, and belly landed on the runway before skidding to a stop. The aircraft was badly damaged, but the pilot was uninjured.
The aircraft was assigned to Fighter Squadron 81, (VF-81)
Source: U.S. Navy Crash Investigation Report, dated June 14, 1944
